1957 Lake Charles Giants Roster
Team Record: 43-67
Finished 4th in the EL
Manager: Chester McDowell (43-67)
Location: Lake Charles, Louisiana
Ballpark: American Legion Park
Attendance: 15,589, Avg. 283
The Lake Charles Giants of the Evangeline League ended the 1957 season with a record of 43 wins and 67 losses, finishing fourth in the EL.
The Giants scored 561 runs and allowed 720 runs, most in the circuit. Chester McDowell served as manager.
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| Player | Bats | Throws | Birth Date | Height | Weight | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Alsup | L | L | June 5, 1933 | 5'8" | 155 | |
| Albert Bader | January 24, 1933 | 193 | ||||
| Dickie Barras | ||||||
| Bobby Booth | ||||||
| Dan Bumgardner | L | L | May 3, 1935 | 6'3" | 200 | Heflin, LA US |
| Dean Busboom | R | R | June 7, 1936 | 6'2" | 185 | |
| Servando Capetillo | R | R | November 17, 1929 | 192 | Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas MX | |
| Grady Chavis | L | R | October 18, 1933 | 5'11" | 178 | |
| John Chezik | May 3, 1934 | 193 | Topeka, KS US | |||
| Jim Cisternelli | September 6, 1932 | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Jack Cooley | R | R | August 17, 1931 | 6'0" | 178 | Colton, CA US |
| Rene DeHondt | R | R | February 4, 1936 | 5'11" | 175 | |
| Carl DiMuzio | ||||||
| Anthony Dworaczyk | R | October 27, 1935 | 6'1" | 185 | ||
| James Fanizzi | R | 5'11" | 175 | |||
| Donald Gorrondona | R | R | 6'1" | 180 | ||
| Richard Houck | ||||||
| Harmon Johnson | ||||||
| Bob Kirby | October 15, 1933 | 193 | Hartford, CT US | |||
| Gordon Lambert | L | L | March 9, 1935 | 6'3" | 195 | |
| Charles Lankford | R | R | 6'1" | 170 | ||
| Yale Lary | R | November 24, 1930 | 6'0" | 185 | Fort Worth, TX US | |
| Lopez | ||||||
| Andrew Makay | ||||||
| Chester McDowell | L | R | March 5, 1923 | 5'9" | 160 | Vanderbilt, MI US |
| Joe McElroy | L | R | September 17, 1932 | 6'0" | 175 | |
| Joseph Mueller | R | L | 5'9" | 160 | ||
| Louis Pasquale | ||||||
| Hank Robinson | R | R | March 27, 1923 | 6'1" | 205 | Covington, TN US |
| Antonio Rodriguez | L | L | 5'8" | 160 | ||
| George Saad | ||||||
| Homero Salinas | ||||||
| Hal Simpson | L | January 19, 1918 | 5'11" | 190 | ||
| Don Smith | R | 6'2" | 185 | |||
| Jimmy Smith | R | April 17, 1931 | 6'1" | 190 | ||
| Fred Stegall | R | R | 6'0" | 185 | ||
| George Taylor | ||||||
| Bill Tompkins | L | L | 6'2" | 195 | ||
| Dominick Tursellino | R | R | February 13, 1938 | 6'0" | 180 | |
| Weeks | ||||||
| Bob White | R | April 3, 1936 | 6'0" | 182 | ||
| James Wiest | ||||||
| Maurice Winter | L | L | September 29, 1935 | 5'10" | 180 | |
| Gordon Zabasky | L | L | September 12, 1935 | 5'11" | 195 | |
| Vincent Zerda | R | R | March 6, 1933 | 5'10" | 165 |
Average attendance is based upon the number of actual home dates where known (most leagues from 1992 and later). Where the number of home dates is not known, the average is calculated using half the team's total games.
